During the Qing Dynasty, the natural environment was not destroyed, and the weak productivity could not support the construction of various reservoirs and dams, so the rivers on the land of China during this period still maintained their original appearance, wide and abundant.

In Xiao Letian's memory, the Haihe River has long lost most of its role as a river in later generations, and it is just a landscape belt at best.

The water was neither wide nor deep, the number of fish was greatly reduced by industrial pollution, and it was difficult to even irrigate the farmland.

However, in this era, the Haihe River was still the most important water transportation channel in North China, and when the British and French forces attacked the city of Beijing, the warships could drive along the Haihe River to Tianjin through the mouth of Guò Dagu.

The Wave Spreader was just a light cruiser, and there was no problem sailing in the rivers and seas, and as long as there were skilled pilots, there would be no danger even in the dark.

The Wave Breaker began to move forward against the current, its half-open sails controlling the speed of the ship, and when the Wave Breaker officially entered the Haihe River and approached the north side of the Cannon River, the banks of the Haihe River suddenly burst into jubilation.

"It's the prime minister's flagship...... It's the Prime Minister's Wavebreaker...... The prime minister entered the Haihe River with a gunboat...... Hooray..."The green battalion soldiers of the Dagukou Fort stood on the edge of the mound and roared, this bloody battle had washed away all the marks of their past, and they were now part of the new army.

Xiao Hexin also stood in the crowd and waved to the battleship on the Haihe River, and he burst into tears with excitement, "Prime Minister, our Prime Minister...... Today we are on a captured foreign warship, and tomorrow we will have our own steamer and steel warship..."

"What about the pilot, don't hurry up and board the boat...... "There are veterans in the defenders of Dagukou who have served as pilots, and they are very familiar with the waters of this section of the Haihe River.

"Lighting up...... Light all the kerosene lamps on the battleship, and also light the torches to light up the prime minister...... This is a historic moment, a moment to remember......"

At this time, a familiar foreign figure appeared on the Wave Crusher, it was the European freelance journalist Leo with a camera, this guy also followed Xiao Letian to East Asia, and he even faintly became the propaganda minister next to Xiao Letian.

Well, that's right, this position is not even available in European countries, and in what era the post of Minister of Propaganda appeared, even Xiao Lotian is not clear.

However, there is a famous propaganda minister in human history, that is, the Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels, whose famous saying "a lie told a thousand times is the truth", I think future generations will have an impression.

Leo will not let go of any opportunity to promote Xiao Letian, take the battleship to bombard the enemy formation, and enter Tanggu with troops, of course, this kind of domineering side leakage scene must be well recorded.

With Xiao Lotian as the center, countless kerosene lamps were hung on cables and even placed on the ground, and the bright lights reflected Xiao Letian's upright figure incomparably prominently.

The three pilots who had just climbed onto the deck, when they saw Xiao Letian in a Western-style military uniform in the light, was as inviolable as a god, and the three of them knelt down as soon as their feet were soft.

"Knock on the Prime Minister...... Greetings to the adults..."

Almost at the same time, on the north bank of the Haihe River, that is, in the densely populated main city, countless windows suddenly lit up, and then countless gates were opened, and countless people ran out of their hiding places and rushed towards the banks of the Haihe River.

At that moment, the cry shook the sky...

"Prime Minister... You're back...... Tanggu has let the Tartars be in trouble, and you have finally returned......"

"Woooooooooo......oo I'll just say that the prime minister is not dead, I will say that he is not dead, you don't believe it, you don't believe it all......"

The Haihe River is in the south, the SAR is in the north, the sea is in the east, and Mellor's army is in the west, Tanggu is a city without walls, with developed commerce but lack of protection.

Since Tanggu changed Xiao Lotian to the head, the people's life is getting richer and richer, you can make money by working hard, you can make money by investing in shares, and the native-born land-sitting households can make more money by renting houses and land.

Every family has surplus wealth, how can they be willing to throw it away to the robbers, and with a glimmer of luck they stay in the undefended city.

During these days of fighting, they watched what happened to the surrounding villages, and everyone feared that Melle would come next and loot the city.

However, fortunately, the city was close to the Special Administrative Region, and Mailer was afraid that his army would get into complicated street fighting, so he did not send troops. But the big guys all understand that they are already meat on the board, and as long as Mailer wins, the end of Tanggu City will come.

Tonight was the most desperate moment, the French and Mailer had joined forces, and the elaborate plan of the sneak attack was one ring after another, and the fire at the mouth of Dagu and the sound of artillery on the sea had already made the people go crazy with terror.

At that time, some people even began to pour vegetable oil in their rooms, and they were even ready to self-immolate to death, they knew too well what kind of things the Eight Banners were a group of, and the living would have to be abused to death if they fell into their hands.

The dark clouds can't cover the sun, and the darkness before dawn will eventually pass, and at the moment when everyone is desperate, Xiao Letian came back, and took the gunboat like a foreigner into the mouth of the sea.

All the people who hid found the backbone at once, Xiao Letian is now their heaven, their only hope, the two Tanggu battles have made the people worship him as a god of war.

"The Prime Minister is back...... Our home was saved...... Wansheng... The new army wins..."

People smashed open the nailed wooden door, blatantically lit the lights, and everyone ran to the Haihe River with their families to greet their savior, Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea.

On the Haihe River, in the middle of the channel, a tall Western warship was slowly moving forward with bright lights, and all the gun doors on the north bank were opened, and one by one the guns were preparing for firing with murderous energy.

On the deck, Xiao Letian reluctantly made Leo look like a leader, and according to the requirements, Xiao Letian also saluted those people.

"What are you doing here? I thought I was stinky enough, I didn't expect you to be more exaggerated than me......" Xiao Letian complained but had a solemn face on his face, the people on both sides of the Haihe River went to the port side to salute in exchange for a cheer, and then went to the starboard side to salute in exchange for a wild scream.

As soon as the people of Tanggu saw Xiao Letian's figure, they couldn't help it anymore, and regardless of how dirty the ground was, they knelt down and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for living me...... Thank you, Prime Minister, for saving your life..."

This kneeling is really justified, because Xiao Letian really saved the lives of the people in this city, because everyone knows that Mailer will definitely slaughter the city.

"Look...... Our new army is on the charge...... We're going to win..."At this time, there was a sudden jubilation on the deck, and the brothers with torches in their hands all watched their comrades in the assault with envy, if they didn't have the task of protecting the prime minister, they would have wanted to rush up and fight together.

"Well done...... Good ......"

Along the north bank of the Haihe River, just south of the Mailer camp, four firing positions occupied four dirt slopes, and the ruthless shooter was shaking the crank at a constant speed, and Gatling, with a rate of fire of 400 rounds per minute, was constantly spewing out rage.

The Qing soldiers had seen this kind of anti-heaven killing weapon there, and the groups of cavalry and infantry were swept down by the rain of bullets as soon as they launched a charge, and some even let the rain of bullets cut off by strafing.

Bullets whizzed through the air, and the infantry began to charge forward, and the flames were full of cat-waisted soldiers walking briskly, and the enemy's positions were broken through one after another.

"Brothers...... We are the strongest army in East Asia, we have defeated the Japanese and the French in the Ryukyus, we are invincible...... Charge..."

"Brothers of the European Expeditionary Force...... We've all been on the battlefield of millions of people, and now this little battle is drizzling...... Advancing under enemy fire ...

"Duck give...... Knife Draw Team Assault ...... We are the most elite Foreign Legion, and we are the first weapon in the hands of the Prime Minister...... We will take the lead..."

The shouts of the officers were heard in the crowd of the charge, and the morale of the whole army was completely burst at that moment...

In Xiao Letian's telescope, the south side of the Mailer camp had been swallowed by the flames, and countless deserters were rushing to the west and north, and only the north side of the camp was still resisting on a large scale.

"Hmm...... It seems that Mailer wants to die together, and I will fulfill him...... The artillerymen, all of whom were accurate for me, opened fire on the northern battalion...... Loaded with flower shells, three shots in a row..."

The gunners and other orders were about to jump into the river, and when they heard the three consecutive shots, they immediately jumped up with a smile, "Everyone obeys the order...... Open fire..."

Boom Boom Boom ...... After a dense burst of artillery fire, smoke rose from the Haihe River. And the sky was like a train, with the rumbling of cannonballs.

Boom Boom Boom ...... With this bombardment, Mailer's Beida camp suddenly burst into flames, and countless military formations that had just gathered were torn apart in an instant, and Mailer's defeat was decided.

As soon as the cannon was fired on the Haihe River, the iron head in the trench went crazy, and he shouted, "The prime minister has come to support, and we should not be iron turtles, the brothers rushed out and followed the friendly army to kill the thief..."

"Kill—" There was a wild cry in the trenches, and I saw one iron straw hat after another rushing out of the trench and charging towards the army of Mailer, and there were still foreigners inside.

"God bless us, we have won...... Our property is finally protected... Now this is the battle of gentlemen, and we are now fighting for the civilians who died tragically......"

Europeans are belligerent by nature, how can this kind of good thing of beating the reservoir dogs be less than them, and now the war situation is even more lively.

Mailer's Eight Banners had seen such a way of fighting, even the European army had never encountered a style of play with both artillery support and heavy machine gun control, and in the face of Xiao Letian's brand-new tactics, they had only one fate, and the whole army was scattered.

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